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Tag: Fall of Singapore

Posted inPacific War Legacies

Singapore sealed the fate of Britain’s Asian Empire

by Andrew Salmon February 19, 2022February 23, 2022

There was somber reflection in Singapore this week as elderly survivors remembered the bombings, massacres and hardships that accompanied the Japanese capture of the island – at the time, a British colony – in February 1942, while officials recommitted to “total defense” of their country. However, the 80th anniversary of the worst – and most […]

Posted inSingapore

Highly vaccinated Singapore sets a worrying example

by Nile Bowie October 22, 2021October 27, 2021
The USS Arizona burns in Pearl Harbor. Photo: Public Domain
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